What are some smaller boas?

Boa Constrictor Amarali

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Originally Posted by Shelby

Hog island boas stay smaller.. 4-6' is pretty average.

Here's my big female hog island:

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...8/divahold.jpg

They can be very orange.. you can see some of it here.. this is the male:

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...istofeb07e.jpg

Dumerils boas are another good bet.. 5-7' is the average.

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...nfeb06shed.jpg

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WOW!!! We have a female Hogg that is pushing 9ft. Is she that much of an exception? She is A LOT bigger than our 8 year old Columbian Red Tail Female.

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Originally Posted by qiksilver

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w...ia/022_015.jpg
full grown female Candoia

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Are those things easy to get? And how long is that one in the photo?

Candoia are kind of hard to find, and almost all of them are WC. What you find may not be very healthy.

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Originally Posted by Schlyne

Candoia are kind of hard to find, and almost all of them are WC. What you find may not be very healthy.

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I knew there was some flaw if I never saw or heard of them till now...
so I guess I'll scratch them off the "next snake" list.

yea im wanting to get a boa also but not sure about the size of a the BCI i had a Amazon tree boa once but sold it with i still had it but they person i sold it to let it bite her son and he pulled some teeth out wonder if she would be ok to get back? hey actually LLreptiles is have a sale on boas $55.00 plus shipping.

Ill look into some of these boas. There are a few family owned herp stores around here that ill look at and see what they have, then do some research and see what would be best for me.

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Originally Posted by FatBoy

WOW!!! We have a female Hogg that is pushing 9ft. Is she that much of an exception? She is A LOT bigger than our 8 year old Columbian Red Tail Female.

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9' is really big for a Hogg island.. are you sure it's pure hoggie? For the record, my female is bigger now than she was in the picture.. not a lot, but she's good sized.

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Originally Posted by qiksilver

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w...ia/022_015.jpg
full grown female Candoia

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Wow, that is one intriguing little boa. Where can I find more information? Any other pictures? How did you acquire? Any other special considerations?

Here's a good info page on candoia boas: http://www.kingsnake.com/candoia/

From what I remember they are difficult to switch to eating rodents. I know viper boas are (they're the biggest of the candoia). You can occasionally find CB candoia.. but it can be hard.